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Shoonra

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29. If that word can be shown ....

Fri Apr 19, 2019, 08:58 PM

Apr 2019

If the f-word can be shown (spelled out in full) on the front page of the NY Times, it would appear that from now on that word can be shown in full on DU and everywhere else on the internet (it already is being uttered in prime time on the FX channel).

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New York Times prints 'I'm fucked' on front page [View all] Cattledog Apr 2019 OP

Good malaise Apr 2019 #1

This is a big deal maxsolomon Apr 2019 #2

/when the president says it, it is not an expletive..... delisen Apr 2019 #10

Rather, when an expletive says it... shelshaw Apr 2019 #12

Ding! We have a winner here! erronis Apr 2019 #24

You really think other presidents did not use swear words? former9thward Apr 2019 #57

pretty sure we all knew what "expletive deleted" musette_sf Apr 2019 #58

We have Oval Office tapes of Kennedy, Nixon and LBJ. former9thward Apr 2019 #63

Sadly, because disndat Apr 2019 #62

They did when they printed the Starr Report wellst0nev0ter Apr 2019 #43

I'm starting to think this too uponit7771 Apr 2019 #51

He can no longer hide his tax returns under impeachment. They must be damning onit2day Apr 2019 #64

The Gray Lady True Dough Apr 2019 #3

where are the salts? Zoonart Apr 2019 #5

Next to the fainting couch. Politicub Apr 2019 #23

LOL! Zoonart Apr 2019 #34

Without looking at the video, I know this is from 3rd Rock louis-t Apr 2019 #65

Bess Truman turned over in her grave. n/t rzemanfl Apr 2019 #4

This is why he is so pissed off today, imo. Tipperary Apr 2019 #6

....... Tanuki Apr 2019 #7

I ADORE THIS SO MUCH renate Apr 2019 #21

Why not? MyOwnPeace Apr 2019 #8

Times now printing the news that was previously unfit to print delisen Apr 2019 #9

I know the perfect 5 letter word to be the word cuss word in existence KentuckyWoman Apr 2019 #14

Yup. I've been making the same proposal for a while now. We'll see it become used as a cuss word. nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2019 #17

Excellent! delisen Apr 2019 #44

Great! delisen Apr 2019 #45

That's already a synonym for fecal waste. lastlib Apr 2019 #61

I'm fond of Shakespearean insults. Lonestarblue Apr 2019 #66

no need for new words jrellis Apr 2019 #67

First time I can recall the NYT doing this. . . DinahMoeHum Apr 2019 #11

Still laughing. Let that be Trump's presidential epitaph. PatrickforO Apr 2019 #13

"Let that be Trump's presidential epitaph." Collimator Apr 2019 #55

Now more than *evah*!1 UTUSN Apr 2019 #15

Not only front page, but Above The Fold. Gets read by many who don't actually buy. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2019 #16

George Carlin would be so pleased. tclambert Apr 2019 #18

Perfect! Marthe48 Apr 2019 #20

Good. Susan Calvin Apr 2019 #19

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2019 #22

.......... Tanuki Apr 2019 #38

This is the most shocking phrase since Chipper Chat Apr 2019 #25

We're living in a golden age of journalism. Mme. Defarge Apr 2019 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Chipper Chat Apr 2019 #27

"All the News That's Fit to Print" - indeed - n/t Locrian Apr 2019 #28

If that word can be shown .... Shoonra Apr 2019 #29

Welcome to DU. We're not shy here. Most of us use expletives to to describe Pres. Turd. lagomorph777 Apr 2019 #60

I'm glad they're not tiptoeing around what he said. llmart Apr 2019 #30

Delicious Hekate Apr 2019 #31

So middle school current events kids can select this as their weekly news article? lostnfound Apr 2019 #32

One hopes trumpanzees read the NYT. How sad if they should miss Donny's most famous statement. Ford_Prefect Apr 2019 #33

Trumpanzees READING ?? Haggis for Breakfast Apr 2019 #36

The irony seemed self evident, but still... Ford_Prefect Apr 2019 #37

It was my imagination taking that left turns it takes sometimes. Haggis for Breakfast Apr 2019 #41

Reminds me of Marion Berry SMoss Apr 2019 #42

Scandalous! Mr Tibbs Apr 2019 #35

the only good things out of this nightmare is the end of PC culture AlexSFCA Apr 2019 #39

tRump bdamomma Apr 2019 #40

What would they do if they weren't "failing"? Bob Loblaw Apr 2019 #46

I sincerely hope this becomes the signature quote that encapsulates this "presidency" anarch Apr 2019 #47

My husband just said, Delphinus Apr 2019 #48

Outstanding. I think the endgame against trump is underway. (nt) Paladin Apr 2019 #49

The headline should have been "We're Fucked" Buckeyeblue Apr 2019 #50

Don't the evangelicals believe mgardener Apr 2019 #52

Well, their God is fine with them LibDemAlways Apr 2019 #56

They should since they are one of the papers of record. Well done once again NY Times. UniteFightBack Apr 2019 #53

Trump's 2020 campaign slogan: LibDemAlways Apr 2019 #54

Indeed. Trump said it so print it. riversedge Apr 2019 #59

In an era of ''grab them by the p....sy" Not a big deal I guess. YOHABLO Apr 2019 #68

For two years I've been wanting all media to stop hiding behind &%*#$ and print the words Rabrrrrrr Apr 2019 #69